Francisco Antonio Pinto

Francisco Antonio Pinto (23 July 1785-18 July 1858) was President of Chile from 8 May 1827 to 18 July 1829 (succeeding Ramon Freire and preceding Francisco Ramon Vicuna) and from 19 October to 2 November 1829 (interrupting Vicuna's terms). He was a member of the liberal Pipiolos.

Biography
Francisco Antonio Pinto was born in Santiago, Chile on 23 July 1785, and he became a lawyer in 1808. He served as a diplomat during the Chilean War of Independence, and he returned to Chile in 1820 and was sent by Bernardo O'Higgins to assist in the Peruvian War of Independence. In 1827, he became President upon Ramon Freire's resignation, and he participated in the drafting of the Constitution of 1828. He resigned in 1829 following the outbreak of the Chilean Civil War of 1829, and he retired from public life until 1841, when he made a failed Liberal bid for the presidency. He became President of the Senate in 1847 and was re-elected in 1855, and he died in 1858 at the age of 72.